'Baby killers, cop killers' have an ally in Newsom, murdered girl's father says amid death row controversy

In his final weeks in office, California Gov.Gavin Newsom is reportedly considering commuting the sentences of the state's 563 death row inmates to life in prison without the possibility of parole, a potential move that has sparked fierce backlash from law enforcement officials and victim advocacy groups who argue it undermines justice for victims of violent crime."Baby killers, cop killers, spree killers, and serial killers have all found an ally in Gavin Newsom," Marc Klaas told Fox News Digital.Klaas is the father of Polly Klaas, a 12-year-old girl kidnapped and murdered in 1993.Gov.

Gavin Newsom speaks on March 26, 2025, in Los Angeles.(Frazer Harrison/WireImage)Just two months after taking office, Newsom, a Democrat, placed a moratorium on executions and dismantled the execution chamber at San Quentin State Prison.

California has not executed an inmate since 2006.POLLY KLAAS' FATHER CALLS GOV.NEWSOM ‘A PIG’ FOR DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM"Governor Newsom has been clear about his position on the death penalty since his first year in office, when he ordered a moratorium on executions," a Newsom spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

"He believes the intentional killing of another person is wrong."LAWYERS, EXPERTS URGE TENNESSEE GOVERNOR TO COMMUTE CHRISTA PIKE’S SENTENCE AFTER BOTCHED EXECUTIONSpeaking on a recent episode of his podcast, "This is Gavin Newsom," the governor reflected on his moral stance."I have to prepare for my own conscience, my rocking chair test," he said.Conversations began to swirl in Newsom's circle following Tennessee’s botched execution of Christa Pike, The New York Times reported.Pike is back in prison after surviving two doses of the execution drug pentobarbital on Sept.

30.Lt.Sam Robinson calls to open a door at San Quentin State Prison's death row in San Quentin, Calif., on Aug.

15, 2016.The prison is California's oldest penitentiary and houses the state's only death row for men with 700 condemned inmates.

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